Six-time Tremendous Bowl-winning head coach Invoice Belichick will attempt to safe his first collegiate teaching victory when his North Carolina staff performs in an NFL metropolis on Saturday night time after a impolite introduction because the Tar Heels’ head coach.
North Carolina (0-1) heads to Charlotte to face the hometown 49ers, with the Tar Heels tasked with a fast turnaround.
They fell 48-14 to visiting TCU within the season opener on Monday in a defeat that was jarring on many ranges.
“We had too many self-inflicted wounds now we have to get rid of earlier than we are able to even fear about addressing our opponent,” stated Belichick, 73. “So we’ll begin with that, after which transfer on to Charlotte.”
Plus, there already are questions on who will begin at quarterback for the Tar Heels. Whereas not an argument, it actually can be a curiosity going into the following sport.
Gio Lopez exited within the third quarter Monday with a again damage, although his time might need been completed for the night time by that stage anyway. Lopez went 4-for-10 for 69 yards, with one interception.
Max Johnson, UNC’s 2024 opening-night quarterback earlier than he suffered a season-ending leg damage, led a landing drive in aid Monday night time and completed 9 of 11 for 103 yards.
With Lopez’s standing unknown and Johnson’s manufacturing notable in a small pattern measurement, there may very well be a change.
“We’ll check out it and see the place issues are at and go from there,” Belichick stated. “It is too early to inform now.”
Charlotte (0-1) has a quarterback with a Tar Heels angle as a result of Conner Harrell is a former starter for North Carolina. He began final September in a victory towards Charlotte.
The 49ers opened this season with a 34-11 loss to Appalachian State on Aug. 29 at Charlotte’s NFL venue, Financial institution of America Stadium. The go to from the Tar Heels can be within the smaller campus venue, Jerry Richardson Stadium.
“You make your largest bounce from first sport to second sport,” first-year Charlotte coach Tim Albin stated. “And you’ve got as many new faces (as we do), you are going to see your most enchancment.”
Harrell was 13-for-24 for 142 yards and a landing, with one interception, final week.
“We have to get some guys round him to assist him,” Albin stated. “We simply could not get within the movement.”
For the Tar Heels to get issues proper, it’ll take a major improve after the opener.
“There wasn’t anybody factor,” stated Belichick, whose staff was outgained 542-222 and trailed in first downs, 29-10. “It was a mix of a number of issues. … (Charlotte) got here off a disappointing sport themselves, so we’re each just a little bit in the identical boat right here.”
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